First Anti-Virus App Approved for iPhone, iPad

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The security firm Intego today released the first anti-virus app
specifically designed for, and approved for, Apple's iOS mobile
devices.

Intego's VirusBarrier iOS allows iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
users to manually scan their devices and "detect and eradicate
all known malware affecting Windows or Mac OS X," Intego wrote in
a
press release.

These include "viruses, worms, Trojan horses, fake antiviruses,
and other types of malware that might otherwise pass through
undetected," Intego said.

Apple has famously refused to authorize any anti-virus software
for iOS devices — until today.

VirusBarrier iOS can also be deployed to scan ZIP files, poisoned
PDFs, email attachments and files downloaded to IOS devices from
remote locations such as Dropbox. It automatically updates
malware definitions and keeps logs of scans, and repairs infected
files.

VirusBarrier iOS is not a perfect solution — it does not run
automatic or scheduled scans, and cannot scan already installed
apps for possible infection. (As part of Apple's own security
measures, third-party apps, including VirusBarrier, are not
permitted to access the larger iOS file system.)

So far, the hole has been exploited only by Jailbreakme, a free
service that lets you install apps unauthorized by Apple.
(Ironically, the only way to patch the hole is to first
"jailbreak" the device, then install a fix created by the maker
of Jailbreakme.)

Intego's VirusBarrier iOS is available as a $2.99 download from
Apple's App Store.